The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-17
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY. DECEMBER II. 1887

Ordinance on its first reading, and referred tc
a special committee consisting of Aldermen
Duncan, Myers and Wells
AN ORDINANCE to permit the Central Railroad
and Banking Company of Georgia, the Ocean
steamship Company of Savannah, or such
railroad corporation NOW existing or hereat
ter to be formed)as the said last named cor
poration may designate, to run track from
the present system of tracks on River street
To the Bilbo canal
SECTION J., Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen OF the city of Savannah in Council
assembled, That the Central Railroad and Bank
ing Company of Georgia, or the Ocean Steam.
snip Company of Savannah, or such railroad
corporation NOW existing or hereafter TO be
tormedD as said last named corporation may
designate be and they are hereby permitted to
extend a track from their present track on
River street ever tise following route or such
parts thereof as they may elect, to-wit: Along
River street across Water street to West Broad
street, and across West Broad and along River
street 10 Montgomery street, from Montgomery
street along River street or through the system
of streets and alleys in said city living next
south of the building on the south side OF
River street and north of the north side
of Bay street to Randolph street and across
randolph street to Bay street and from Bay to
the Bilbo canal with such turnoutS, switches,
slde-tracks and connections as may be necessary
10 bring into general and more profitable use
the wharves along the city front, and to use and
operate on said track such cars and motive
power as may DE necessary for carrying freight
TO and across said city front from the wharves
OF the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah
to the Bilbo canal and intermediate points.
SEC. :. Be it further ordained by the authori-
ty aforesaid, That the Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Savannah shah have the right to
locate the tracks in any streets thr ough which
they may pass, and the same shall be located
by the Committee on Streets and Lanes until
otherwise directed. The said tracks, when laid
through, across or long any street in said city,
shall be so laid as not TO interfere with the use
of said streets by vehicles passing over the
nfndc hall
pense repair and keep in repair according to the
proper grade to be fixed by the City Surveyor,
SIX feet each way, until otherwise required,
from the centre of said track in the streets of
said CITY, of such material as will orm a hard
and uniform surface of even grade at
the point of junction with the rails
themselves, so that carriages and other vehicles
can cross the track with facility and comfort,
and should the city require it of the same or
similar materials as the city may use should it
pave the street.
SEC. 8. That the permission here by granted
shall continue in force for the space of -
months from the date of the passage of this
ordinance and II not awaited of within said
- months, shall become void and of no effect,
SEC, 4, This permission is granted subject to
all the provisions of Sections ], 4 and s. the or.
dnance passed in Council Jan. Z, 1885, entitled,
AN Ordinance to permit the Central Railroad
and Banking Company or Georgia, the Ocean
Steamship Company of Savannah, or such rail
road corporation now existing or hereafter to
may designate TO run track from the present
system of tracks on the west side of the Savan-
nah and Ogeechee Canal to Montgomery street
in city of Savannah, and thence along River
street to the Bilbo Canal" and to Section 3, of
an ordinance passed in Council Jan. ID, 1885, en-
titled AN ordinance to amend" the said ordi-
nance of Jan, {, 1885
SEC g. That all ordinances and parts of or
dinances in conflict with this ordinance, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
TAX ORDINANCE.
Ordinance on its first reading.
By Finance Committee
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, The administration of the govern
ment of the City of Savannah, for the fiscal
year 1888, will cause an expenditure in the vari-
GUS departments of said government in sums es-
timated as follows, to wit:
Board of Health. Observation-Disclosures.
City CLOCKS. .................
CITY Court. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
city lamps .-.....-.. Observation-Disclosures.
Drainage and dry culture. ...............
Fees .:.....-.. ..' .;'.'.'.'''''''''.
Harbor and wharves. ............... 90.
Laurel Grove Cemetery Observation-Disclosures.
Market. .......... Observation-Disclosures.
Parks and squares. ......................
Police Observation-Disclosures.
Printing and stationery .................
Police and fire uniforms. ......... ......
Public buildings. Observation-Disclosures.
quarantine .:'.''''..--... .'.'..........
salaries. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Scavenger department. .....
Streets and lanes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Paving streets.
Water works. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
interest. '...'.'..'........... ........